Part 45 (2/2)
”You have quite finished?” he said harshly
”If you have understood me,that you will go”
Andre-Louis shrugged his shoulders and hung his head He had co, merely to receive a final dismissal He looked at Aline Her face was pale and troubled; but her wit failed to show her how she could come to his assistance His excessive honesty had burnt all his boats
”Very well, one I have not co assistance, as one driven to you by need I a nothing, asking nothing, master of his own destinies, has coratitude he bears you and will continue to bear you”
”Ah, yes!” cried Aline, turning now to her uncle Here at least was an arguht she ”That is true Surely that”
Inarticulately he hissed her into silence, exasperated
”Hereafter perhaps that will help you to think of me more kindly, monsieur”
”I see no occasion, sir, to think of you at all Again, I beg that you will go”
Andre-Louis looked at Aline an instant, as if still hesitating
She answered hi, and a lift of the eyebrows, dejection the while in her countenance
It was as if she said: ”You see histo be done”
He boith that singular grace the fencing-rooiven him and went out by the door
”Oh, it is cruel!” cried Aline, in a stifled voice, her hands clenched, and she sprang to the
”Aline!” her uncle's voice arrested her ”Where are you going?”
”But we do not knohere he is to be found”
”Who wants to find the scoundrel?”
”We ain”
”That is most fervently to be desired”
Aline said ”Ouf!” and went out by the
He called after her, i her return But Aline--dutiful child--closed her ears lest she ht-footed across the lawn to the avenue there to intercept the departing Andre-Louis
As he ca trees into his path
”Aline!” he cried, joyously alo like this I couldn't let you,” she explained herself ”I know hireat soft heart will presently ret He ant to send for you, and he will not knohere to send”